5 assistive tech tools for future work
There are many technology options for people with disabilities, wrote Diego Mariscal, the founder and CEO of 2Gether-International, a DC-based organization that runs an accelerator to support founders with disabilities.
Several of these platforms were created by people with disabilities, too. Tools like Read AI, Speechify, ChatGPT, CBoard and Education Vision Technologies help people communicate, take notes and organize their ideas.
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News Incubator: What else to know today
• Bucks County biotech firm Kannalife Sciences received a $1.5 million grant from the Michael J. Fox Foundation. Kannalife is working on therapeutics for inflammation, a potential treatment for Parkinson’s Disease. [Philly Biz Journal]
• The combination of Tumor Treating Fields Therapy and AI-powered MRIs could be a possible long-term treatment for glioblastoma patients, according to Penn researchers. [The Inquirer]
• Zaviant appointed data privacy and security expert Adam Stone as the leader of its AI governance practice group. Zaviant is also part of Open Loop, a consortium of tech companies organized Meta to discuss best practices about artificial intelligence. [EIN Presswire/Technical.ly]
• Do you know an exceptional technologist? Nominate them for this year’s RealLIST Engineers list in Philly. [Technical.ly]
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